Primorsky Krai Governor Oleg Kozhemyako said in a statement: telegram channelA state of emergency was declared in the region due to heavy rain.
“A federal emergency has been declared in Primorye,” he wrote.
According to the district president, intervention at the federal level was initiated in anticipation of a faster arrival of help from the federal center to address the consequences of the natural disaster.
Kozhemyako noted that the heavy rains caused a total damage of about 7 billion rubles, more than 5 thousand households were affected, and agriculture, roads and social facilities were damaged.
As the governor noted, the region receives humanitarian aid for residents and technical means from the government and neighboring republics to counteract the consequences of heavy rains.
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